Getting around from every port

① Akita Chuo Kotsu "Selion Line" (routes 115/119) from the Selion tower stop — ~25 min to Station West

¥440 · ~1 per hour · IC cards OK

From Shin-Chuo Pier: walk 5–10 min, flat the whole way From Okidate Wharf: ship shuttle (drop point varies by call — usually the station area)

① Nebutan-go from Aomori Station West exit, stop 2 — only 4 departures a day (9:00 / 10:30 / 13:10 / 16:10)

¥300 (day pass ¥800) · 4 per day — plan around it · IC cards OK

① Kamenoi Bus route 20 from the "Sunflower Terminal Beppu-mae" stop on the main road outside the port — northbound to Kannawa

¥280 · ~1 per hour · IC cards OK

① Route 20 southbound (or the 26A inner loop) to Beppu Station ② Takegawara Onsen: ~8–10 min walk from the station area

¥210 · 2–3 per hour combined · IC cards OK

① From the Cruise Center: ~500 m walk to the "Hakata Port International Terminal" bus stop ② Nishitetsu bus 88 or the BRT — ~20 min to Hakata Station

¥260 · 2–4 per hour · IC cards OK

① Bus 80 or the BRT from the same stop — 15–20 min to Tenjin Solaria Stage-mae

around ¥260 · 2–4 per hour · IC cards OK

From Wakamatsu/Nishi wharves: walk ~10–15 min From the Minatocho big-ship berth: ship shuttle (drop point varies)

① Tram from Hakodate-Ekimae — Jujigai stop for the warehouses and Nijukken-zaka, Suehiro-cho for Hachiman-zaka

¥250 (day pass ¥800) · every ~6–12 min combined · IC cards OK

① From the Ujina berth: tram Line 7 (toward Yokogawa) from the Hiroshima Port stop — direct to Genbaku-Dome-mae, ~35–40 min

¥240 flat · every ~12 min · IC cards OK

① Line 5 via Hijiyama — 29 min, the fastest way

¥240 · every ~12 min · IC cards OK

① Taxi to Itsukaichi Station (~6 min — nothing at the wharf is walkable) ② JR (~¥240) or the Hiroden tram (¥240 flat) into the city

① Ship or port shuttle to the Euglena ferry terminal, ~10 min — most lines run one free; paid shuttles appear only when they don’t

① Ship shuttle to the Tenmonkan area — standard on cruise calls; drop point varies by call

① From Tenmonkan: tram Line 2 to Suizokukan-guchi, then ~5 min walk to the ferry terminal ② Sakurajima Ferry — pay ¥250 on the Sakurajima side

Tram ¥200 + ferry ¥250 · Ferry every 15–20 min (4:00–23:30 — no longer 24h) · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① Kagoshima City View loop bus (from Tenmonkan, or Kagoshima-Chuo Station stop 4) to Sengan-en-mae

¥230 (day pass ¥700, also covers trams) · every ~30 min, 8:30–17:30 · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① City View bus to the Shiroyama stop, then ~3 min walk up

¥230 · every ~30 min · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① Hokutetsu local bus from the stop outside the cruise terminal (routes 04/05/06/19 toward Kanazawa Station West) — ~30 min Most calls also run a cruise shuttle — check your daily program first

around ¥300 · ~1–2 per hour · IC cards OK

① Get to Kanazawa Station (above) ② Castle Town Loop Bus from Station East exit, stop 7 — get off at Kenrokuen-shita·Kanazawa Castle

¥220 per ride (day pass ¥800 — buy before boarding, not sold on the bus) · every 15–20 min · IC cards OK

From Kobe Port Terminal: Port Liner, one stop to Sannomiya From Naka Pier: you are already downtown — walk

IC cards OK

① There is NO public transport at Kochi New Port — the prefecture says so officially. Ride the cruise shuttle (often paid) to Harimaya-bashi, ~25 min

① From Harimaya-bashi: Tosaden tram to Ohashi-dori — castle and market are side by side

¥230 flat · every 5–10 min · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① MY-YU sightseeing loop bus from Kochi Station or Harimaya-bashi

¥1,500 day ticket (Katsurahama version — includes free trams in the flat zone) · ~1 per hour · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① From the downtown cruise terminal: cross toward Nusamai Bridge — MOO ~8 min, Washo Market ~15 min, station ~20 min, all flat (estimated from official walking claims)

① Akan Bus Tsurui line from Kushiro Station to Shitsugen-Tenbodai (~40 min)

around ¥690, cash · about 5 runs a day — photograph the return times · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① Akan Bus (airport direction) from the station to Tsuru-Koen (~60 min)

around ¥920, cash · sparse — many visitors pair it with a taxi · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① Walk/taxi to Kushiro Station ② Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko to Toro — seasonal (late Apr–early Oct), all reserved seats

fare + seat — roughly ¥1,500 one-way · 1–2 round trips on running days · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① Ship shuttle where offered (destination varies by call) — otherwise taxi ~15 min from Dai-2 Pier

① Taxi ~5 min from Dai-2 Pier (walk ~30 min, flat) — for Amanohashidate trains and the castle quarter

① Kyoto Tango Railway from Nishi-Maizuru, direct, ~40 min

¥650 one-way · roughly hourly · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① Kyoto Kotsu bus from Higashi-Maizuru (~20 min) — sparse; check the return before boarding

~¥450, cash only · few per day · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

① Cruise shuttle from Fujiwara Wharf to the station area — Princess runs it paid; other lines vary by call

① From Miyako Station stand 3: Iwate Kenpoku bus to Oku-Jodogahama (~24 min)

¥200 · roughly hourly — photograph the return times · IC cards OK

① Sanriku Railway Rias Line from Miyako Station to Taro (~15 min)

¥460, cash on board · roughly hourly · no Suica-type IC — coins or local card

Walk 10–20 min from the quay (a short shuttle runs on most calls)

No usable public transport for the beaches and bridges — no trains, a thin bus timetable, and the taxi fleet is spoken for on ship days. Pre-booked wheels (charter ~¥4,000–5,000/hour) or the town on foot. The one port where improvising fails.

① 3 min walk from the terminal to the Oura-Kaigan-dori stop ② Tram Line 5 toward Ishibashi — one stop, get off at Oura Cathedral

¥150 flat · every ~11 min · IC cards OK

① Line 5 toward Hotarujaya to Shinchi Chinatown ② Change to Line 1 toward Akasako — ride to the Peace Park stop

¥150 total with IC (the transfer is FREE if you tap and reboard within 30 min); ¥300 in cash · Line 1 every ~7 min · IC cards OK

① Line 5 toward Hotarujaya — get off at Shinchi Chinatown

¥150 · every ~11 min · IC cards OK

① Tram Line 1 from Oura Kaigan-dori toward Akasako, ride to Stadium City North (the stop was renamed in 2024)

¥150 · every few minutes · IC cards OK

① On many calls a shuttle runs terminal → Kokusai-dori entrance, ~every 30 min (¥240) — check as you disembark Otherwise: taxi, ~10 min

Shuttle ¥240 when running

① Get to Kencho-mae or Asahibashi station (short taxi, or ~25 min walk) ② Yui Rail monorail to Shuri — 14–16 min

¥320 · every ~10 min · IC cards OK

① Ship shuttle from the East Port container harbor — Princess runs it paid to the station area; other lines vary

① Walk 8–11 min from Yamanoshita Wharf to the Rinko or Suehirobashi bus stops ② City bus toward the station/Bandai (~15 min)

~¥260 · several per hour · IC cards OK

① Any station-bound bus — the tasting hall is inside the CoCoLo station mall

¥260 · constant · IC cards OK

① Taxi ~25 min from the station — the rural bus is too sparse to trust on a ship clock

① Walk ~10 min to Osakako station ② Chuo subway line toward the city — change at Hommachi for Namba/Dotonbori

every ~5 min · IC cards OK

Walk from Wharf No.3 — the canal is ~7–10 min, Sakaimachi ~20 min

① Chuo Bus Tenguyama Ropeway line from Otaru Station bus terminal

¥240 flat (day pass ¥800) · varies by season · IC cards OK

① From Yumeminato Terminal (the main cruise berth): cruise shuttle to the station — paid on some lines, Princess included ② The 800 m yokai road starts at the station door

① "Minatoru" AI on-demand bus — book via app or LINE, board at numbered points (No.1 is the station, No.51 the fish market)

¥100 flat · on demand, 7:00–20:00 daily · IC cards OK

① Cruise shuttle from Kominato Wharf — Princess runs a paid shuttle to the Nakamachi center; other lines vary by call

① From the Nakamachi shuttle drop: ~6 min on foot (estimated)

① Run-Run community bus from Sakata Station (~16 min) or taxi ~15 min

¥200 flat · sparse — a few runs a day; check the return before boarding

① From Nakamachi: ~15 min on foot, flat (estimated)

From Miura Wharf: the station is a 6-min walk (city’s own figure); the arcade starts just beyond

① Saihi Bus from Sasebo Station stop 6 — follow the destination sign "Pearl Sea Resort / Kujukushima Aquarium", 18–27 min

¥390 · ~hourly (:31 past the hour, daytime) · IC cards OK

From Hinode Pier: walk — the market is ~8 min (measured on foot)

① Walk ~5 min to the "Hatoba·Verkehr Museum" stop ② Shizutetsu bus (Miho-Yamanote line) to Miho-Matsubara-iriguchi — ~15 min, then walk to the pines

¥340 (¥440 if boarding at Shimizu Station) · every ~15 min · IC cards OK

Walk ~30 min — or the free Dream Plaza shuttle to the station (every 15–30 min from beside the pier area)

Free (shuttle)

① Walk ~5–10 min to Kotoden Takamatsu-Chikko station, by the castle moat ② Kotoden Kotohira line to Ritsurin-Koen station — then a 7 min walk

¥200 · every 15 min (:00/:15/:30/:45) · IC cards OK

① From the tender landing at the Marine Terminal: flat walk, about 10 minutes (official estimate)

① Waterfront walk from the terminal, ~12–15 minutes (estimated) — or zero minutes if your tender lands at its pier

① Walk ~10 min to Toba Station ② Kintetsu to Iseshi (¥390, 16–18 min) or JR (¥240, ~19 min) ③ Mie-ko bus 51/55 from Iseshi Station to Naiku-mae (¥520, 12–19 min)

~¥910 each way via Kintetsu · trains ~1–3/hour · IC cards OK

① Kamome bus from Toba Station toward Osatsu, ~45 min

¥200–700 by distance · day pass ¥1,000 · infrequent — check return times before boarding · IC cards OK

① Walk ~8 min to Tokyo International Cruise Terminal station ② Yurikamome line to Shimbashi — ~16 min

¥390 (IC ¥388) · every ~5 min daytime · IC cards OK

① Free port shuttle loop, first stop (pattern from 2026 calls) — or dead ahead if your small ship docked at Kanegasaki

① Free port shuttle loop to the Kaguru stop by the shrine (pattern from 2026 calls)

① Free port shuttle loop, station stop — last full loop has run mid-afternoon on recent calls; confirm the day’s sheet at the gangway

① From Tsuruga Station: Gurutto Tsuruga loop bus, shopping route (~15 min)

¥200 flat, pay as you board · every ~30–50 min from the station

① Walk 7 min to Nihon-odori station — exits 3/4 face the pier ② Minatomirai line to Yokohama

¥230 (IC ¥224) · every ~5 min · IC cards OK

Everything is on foot from Osanbashi — Chinatown ~10 min, the Red Bricks ~7 min